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NEW $20,000 Buick Home at 115 West Olive

The new Smith-Angle Motor Company building that is being formally opened to the public tomorrow. This building, erected at a cost of $20,000 contains 6,000 square feet of floor space. The low broad Spanish arch is featured in the architecture. Besides one of the finest showrooms in this section of the state the structure contains a cozy radio and rest room, a large service department room and completely equipped offices.

NEW BUICK HOME WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW

Motor Building Costing $20,000 is One of The Finest in Country: Open House, with Free Entertainment and Gifts, Planned for the Friends of Company

The many friends and business associates of the Smith-Angle Motor Company will join in a celebration tomorrow afternoon and evening that signalizes the formal opening of the new $20,000 Buick home that was recently completed by the company. This building pictured on this page, is one of the finest of the numerous new buildings erected in El Dorado this year. It is considered one of the most modern and nicest looking automobile agency homes in this section of the state and is one in which El Doradoans may take great pride.

Starting tomorrow afternoon the company will entertain all visitors at the new building with a thorough trip of inspection through the establishment. Tomorrow evening, however, the owners plan to extend themselves for the entertainment of their guests. An elaborate program, featuring a big free dance is scheduled for the evening. “Chet” Sheldon and several members of his “Round the World” orchestra will play for the dance and a series of solos and specialty numbers are being worked out that will fill in an enjoyable evening.

Six Models of Buicks

Six distinctive models of the new Buicks will be on display in the building’s model showroom. One of these will be gaily dressed and mounted upon a slowly moving turntable. These new Buicks make a noteworthy attraction in themselves, being the first elaborate showing of the new models in El Dorado.

The company has contracted for a large number of roses and these will be given the women guests during the evening. The large and well ventilated service department room will be used for a dance floor. This room has not been used; the moving of the service department from the old home across the street having been purposely delayed so as not to soil the new floor with grease before the dance.

Outsiders Coming

A number of Buick Motor Company officials and El Dorado business associates of the company will act as assistant hosts to help entertain the large crowd that is anticipated at the opening. Charles Halloway, Buick sales manager at Kansas City, and Fred Cook, district representative from Wichita, will be here to help with the celebration.

The new building, featuring the Spanish arch effect, is highly pleasing to the eye. It is finished on two sides with buff colored face brick and Carthage stone. S. S. Voigt, well known Wichita architect, drew the plans and made the building sketch. Mr. Voigt also drew the plans for the re-modeling of the Christian Church that is now under reconstruction as well as those for the Citizens State Bank Building.

Fine Display Room

Large plate glass windows inclose the whole north front of the new building, except for the front driveway that leads past the showroom to the service department. The large showroom is 50x25 feet and is floored with neatly designed tiles. This room is finished in a creamy white with natural gum woodwork. Scalloped window drapes will set off the charm of this room to great advantage. An added touch is found in the low graceful Spanish arches over the doorways and in the office and radio room partitions.

A cozily furnished radio and restroom is a distinctive feature of the building arrangements. This is separated from the office by a driveway from the service department to the showroom. Adjoining the driveway back of the office is a modernly equipped parts room. This room is fitted with new steel parts bins and arranged after the standardized Buick system. To the rear of there is a large well lighted and ventilated service and repair shop. A number of new mechanical repairing aids are to be installed here to make the shop one of the most up-to-date shops in this section.

This shop also has an entrance from the alley as well as from the street in front of the building. The shop is painted a creamy white and slate. It is ceiled throughout with the same metal ceiling as is used for the offices and the showroom. There is a total of 6,000 square feet of floor space in the entire building.

Have Cooperation

A number of men who operate businesses that are allied with the automobile industry are co-operating with the company in preparing the new Buicks for display. A number of these men will also be on hand to help entertain the many guests that are expected at the big opening celebration.

RALPH SMITH, HARRY ANGLE WELL KNOWN

Ralph Smith, one of the partners in the Smith-Angle Motor Company, is a native El Doradoan. He is a son of I. M. Smith, who has lived in Butler County for more than 50 years. Ralph has been in the Buick business for nearly 10 years having started with the J. Arch Butts Motor Company. Four years ago he and Harry Angle, another employee of the J. Arch Butts Motor Company, formed the Smith-Angle firm that has made such an outstanding success in the El Dorado automobile world.

Mr. Smith recently purchased a lot at 334 North High street and is planning to erect a new and modern home upon the site in the near future. He has always taken an active interest in community affairs here. He is a member of the El Dorado Municipal band and is a member of the Masonic Lodge.

Mr. Angle has been in the automobile business for 17 years, seven of which he has spent in El Dorado. He came here as an employee of the J. Arch Butts Motor Company, which handled the Buick motor cars. He has been associated with the Buick agency here since that time. Mr. Angle is just now finishing a charming new Colonial type home at 132 North Emporia Street. While not actively engaged in them, Mr. Angle takes a deep interest in civic affairs. He is a member of the Lions Club. (El Dorado Times, October 11, 1928)

BUILDING IS ACHIEVEMENT IN PROGRESS OF THE TOWN

Much of this is Due to the Foresight and Industry of South Main Street Business Men Who have Erected Six new Structures in Past Few Months

The formal opening of the Smith Angle Motor Company’s new home at 115 West Olive Avenue tomorrow, marks an outstanding achievement in the steady march of progress that is characteristic of El Dorado. Much of this progress is due to the foresight and industry of the South Main Street business men who have built six new buildings and established four new businesses during the past few months.

The new Smith-Angle building is outstanding among these enterprises as it was the largest undertaking of the group and has made room available for an additional business on South Main Street. This business is the Graves Drug Company’s third store which occupies the building formerly used as the Buick agency.

Several Major Projects

Another major project was the erection of a building and the establishment of the El Dorado Creamery Company. This company was secured for El Dorado through efforts of the Chamber of Commerce. This enterprise set in motion the building of a new home for the Crawford-James Motor Company. This building put up at an estimated expense of $12,000 was built by R. Y. Taliaferro. Soon afterward a structure was erected to house a modern washing and grease rack that is operated by the Morris Oil Company. This plant with its equipment represents an investment of nearly $10,000.

Following upon the heels of these buildings came the new and modern home of the El Dorado Billiard Parlor. This building was erected by Mr. Dillenbeck at an estimated cost of more than $10,000. In addition to this, several thousand more dollars were invested in equipment for the new amusement place. A new Standard Oil Company service station representing an investment of several thousands of dollars was also erected during this period.

Others Remodel Places

The Holmes Motor Company, of Wichita, established a Studebaker agency on South Main at the location vacated by the Crawford James Motor Company when it moved to its new home. Several other firms have added materially to their equipment and re-modeled their places of business during the past few months.

The Dillenbeck-Ramsey Motor Company re-modeled its showroom and erected a large electric sign at a total cost of more than a thousand dollars, recently.

El Doradoans are watching with much anticipation the proposed erection of a building upon the site the Elks Club building that was recently purchased by the Cities Service Oil Company. With a new completion of the Christian Church remodeling and the re-modeling of the Citizens State Bank, El Dorado will have enjoyed a year’s building a program in which it may justly take great pride.

These Cooperated with the Building

The following firms cooperated with S. S. Voigt, architect and Harry Angle construction supervisor, in the erection of the new Buick home.

The Frazier Lumber Company furnished the building materials. The Egan Tin Shop supplied the metal ceiling and did the tinning work. W. F. Foley installed the plumbing. The Brown Decorating Company furnished the paint and did the decorating. The Wilson Hardware Company furnished the hardware and the Powell Hardwell Company supplied the new home with furniture. To Clarence Russell, the boss carpenter, goes the lion’s share of praise for the construction of the building. It was largely through his efforts that the splendid building was finished in the scheduled 30 days. (El Dorado Times, October 11, 1928)